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MEETING OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC AFFAIRS HELD ON 09.02.2017

Syllabus for Diploma in Computer Hardware & Network

Maintenance with Lap - Top Technologies Course offered

through Directorate of Vocational Education

Community Colleges from 2017 - 2018

DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER HARDWARE & NETWORK MAINTENANCE

WITH LAP - TOP TECHNOLOGIES

SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS

Subject code Title of the Paper

Credits Hours Passing Minimum

First Semester

C17CN11 Computer Fundamentals 6 90 40/100

C17CN12 Basics of Computer Hardware 6 90 40/100

C17CN13 System Assembly & Troubleshooting 6 90 40/100

C17CE10 Communicative English 6 90 40/100

C17CNP1 Practical : Computer Hardware 6 90 40/100

Second Semester

C17CN21 Basics of Networking 6 90 40/100

C17CN22 Network Protocols & Modelling 6 90 40/100

C17CN23 Advanced Networking Technologies & Management

6 90 40/100

C17LS05 Life Skill 6 90 40/100

C17CNP2 Practical : System & Troubleshooting 6 90 40/100

Eligibility for admission: Pass in 10thstd examination conducted by the Govt. of Tamil Nadu Board of Secondary Education, Government of Tamil Nadu or any other equivalent examination.

Examination: Passing Minimum for each paper is 40%. Classification will be done on the basis of percentage marks of the total marks obtained in all the papers and as given below:

40 % but less than 50 % - Third class 50 % but less than 60 % - Second class 60 % and above - First class

Syllabus

First Semester:-

Paper I - Computer Fundamentals

Paper II - Basics of Computer Hardware

Paper III - System Assembly & Troubleshooting

Paper IV - Communicative English

Paper V - Practical I Computer Hardware

Second Semester:-

Paper VI - Basics of Networking

Paper VII - Network Protocols & Modelling

Paper VIII - Advanced Networking Technologies & Management

Paper IX - Life Skill

Paper X - Practical II System & Troubleshooting

*(Semester pattern for Community College only)

FIRST SEMESTER

Computer Fundamentals

Unit I:

Introduction to Computers: Introduction – Characteristics of Computers – Evolution of

Computers – Generation of Computers – Classification of Computers – Application of

Computers.

Unit II:

Input Devices: Keyboard – Pointing Devices – Webcam – Scanners – Optical Character

Recognition – Optical Mark recognition – Magnetic Ink Character Recognition – Bar Code

Reader.

Output Devices: Printers – Plotters – Computer Output Microfilm – Monitors – Voice

Recognition System – Projectors.

Unit III:

Primary memory: Memory Representation – Memory Hierarchy – Random Access Memory

– Read only memory – Types of ROM.

Secondary Storage: Classification of Secondary Storage Devices – Storage Organization of

Magnetic Disk – Storage Organization of Optical Disk – Magneto-Optical Disk – Universal

Serial Bus.

Unit IV:

Database Fundamental: Data, Information and Knowledge – Database – Logical Data

Concepts – Physical Data Concepts – Database Management System – Need, Benefits of

DBMS, Components of DBMS, Database Administrator – DBMS Architecture – Database

Models.

Unit V:

Basic Of Printers: Types of printers and printing mechanism- How printer works-

Inject printer- working of laser printer- Trouble shooting printers.

Reference Books:

1. Introduction to Computer Science, ITL Education Solutions Limited, 2/e, Pearson,

2011.

2. Introduction to Computers, Peter Norton, 7/e, TMH, 2013.

3. Modern All about printers, Manohar Lotia, PradeepNair, Bijal Lotia BPB

Publications, 2012.

Basics of Computer Hardware

UNIT I:

Number systems – Decimal, Binary, Octal, Hexadecimal – Conversions– LOGIC GATES –

Universal GATES – NAND – NOR – Karnaugh maps –Tabulation and Simplifications-

Basics of Sequential and Combinational logic – Multiplexer and De-multiplexer basics –

GRAY code – ASCII code representation.

UNIT II:

Introduction to Memories – Types of memories – Registers – Caches – Primary and

Secondary memory – Associative memory – Virtual memory– Optical discs – Flash memory

systems.

UNIT III:

Basic computer hardware architecture – Functional units – Instruction formats – types –

Addressing modes - Basic I/O devices – Keyboard – Console systems – Mouse – Printer –

plotters – Scanners – Basic CPU architecture – Introduction to workstations network

computers.

UNIT IV:

Standards in PC Architecture- PC/AT System Configuration-Bus Standards – System Bus -

Communication Interface – Plug and Play Systems.

Unit V:

Hardware and Software diagnostic tools – Benchmarks- Introduction to 8085 microprocessor-

Internal Architecture, Pin Layout - Interfacing – Memory – Instruction Set of 8085 -

Addressing modes - Basic programming using 8085.

References Books

1. Charles H. Roth Jr. Fundamentals of Logic design – 4th

edition – Jaico publishing

house, 2011.

2. Carl Hamacher.V., Zvonko G. Vranesic, Safwat G.Zaky “Computer organization”

TMH, 2010.

3. Gaonkar – Micro Processor Architecture programming and application with 8085,

Penram International Publishing; 6th edition, 2013.

4. Govindarajulu.B, IBM PC and Clones Hardware trouble shooting and maintenance Tata

McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2012.

System Assembly & Troubleshooting

Unit I:

Troubleshooting General PC Problems – Introduction- General Troubleshooting rules -

Common Problems & Solutions- Preventive Maintenance.

Unit II:

BIOS: Typical Motherboard BIOS, BIOS Features, BIOS & Boot Sequences, BIOS

Shortcoming & Compatible Issues, BIOS Troubleshooting, BIOS Upgrades.

Unit III:

Hard Disk: Introduction - Disk Basics - Disk Performance & Characteristics - Drive

Construction - Drive Testing & troubleshooting. Motherboard & Buses: Introduction,

Motherboard Components, Expansion Slots system Bus Functions & Features. Upgrading &

Troubleshooting Motherboard, General Bus Troubleshooting.

Unit IV:

Basic Memory Concepts: Introduction - Installing Memories - Upgrade Options &

Strategies - Replacing Memories with Higher Capacity - Troubleshooting Memory.

Unit V:

Printers: Printer Technology - How Printer Works - Attaching Printer - Installing Printer

Drivers - Preventive Maintenance - Common Printer Problems & Solution – Error Code -

Beep Code - Post Code - Post Reader Card.

References Book:

1. Upgrading & Repairing PCs: Muller – Prentice Hall – 10th

Edition, 2010.

2. Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide: Mark Minasi–BPB Publishers–15th

Edition, 2014.

Communicative English

Unit I: Learning context

Concept of learning – Learning style –Grammatical framework – sentence framing –

paragraph and texts

Unit II: Reading

Basic concept – Purposes of reading-Decoding-Reading materials – Barriers of reading

Unit III: Writing

Basic concept-Writing style-Terminology-stages-English spelling and punctuation – Written

texts

Unit IV: Speaking

Language functions-Conversation- Features of spoken English – Types of English course:

functional English, English literature, advance English – Phonetic

Unit V: Developing Communication Skills

Meaning –Classroom presence- Features of developing learning process- Practical skills and

Listening- uses of communicative English

References

1. Raman,m.&S.Sharma (2011) communication skills,OUP,New Delhi: India

2. Lata,P.&S.Kumar(2011) communication skills,OUP,New Delhi: India,

3.Leech,G&J.Svartvik(2002) A communicative grammar of English,Pearson,India,

4. Sethi,J. and P.V. Dharmija (2007) A course in Phonetics and spoken English.Second

edition, Prentice hall: New Delhi

SECOND SEMESTER

Basics of Networking

Unit I:

Communication model - Data communications networking – Data transmission concepts

And terminology - Protocol architecture - Protocols - OSI - TCP/IP - LAN architecture

Topologies - MAC - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet- Token ring - FDDI- Wireless LANS.

Unit II:

Network layer - Switching concepts - Circuit switching networks - Packet switching -

Routing - Congestion control - IP - Unreliable connectionless delivery - Datagram’s -

Routing IP datagram’s - ICMP.

Unit III:

Transport layer - Reliable delivery service - Congestion control - connection establishment –

Flow control - Transmission control protocol - User datagram protocol.

Unit IV:

Applications - Sessions and presentation aspects – DNS – Telnet – rlogin - FTP - SMTP –

WWW Basics of Firewalls.

Unit V:

Frame Relay - Packet switching networks - Frame Relay networks, Asynchronous transfer

mode ATM protocol Architecture - ATM Logical connection - ATM cells - ATM service

categories.

Reference Books

1. Computer Networks, Andrew S Tanenbaum, Publisher- PHI, New Delhi, 2010.

2. B. A. Fourozan, TCP/IP Protocol Suite, Tata McGraw Hill, 2011.

3. Internetworking with TCP/IP, Douglas E. Comer, Publisher- PHI, New Delhi, 2013.

Network Protocols and Modelling

Unit I:

Detailed Layered architecture of OSI and TCP/IP Reference Model- Introduction to various

LAN and WAN Protocols - Network Address- Overview - Type of Addresses- Need-

advantages and disadvantages. IP Addresses- Class Full Addressing- Network ID- Host ID

Special Addressing - Subnetting and Supernetting.

Unit II:

ARP/RARP: Resolution - Packet format mapping and encapsulation - Internet protocol

Virtual network- Connectionless – unreliable- Packet Delivery System. Datagram format-

Datagram size- Network MTU and fragmentation- Time stamp option- IP Routing algorithm

IP Checksum- ICMP and IGMP - Introduction and message format.

Unit III:

UDP: Introduction to User Data gram Protocol- Format of UDP Message- Pseudo Header-

Multiplexing & Demultiplexing- TCP- Introduction to Transmission Control Protocol- Ports-

Collections and Endpoints- TCP Segment Format- Checksum Computation - Establishing a

TCP Connection.

Unit IV:

Vector Distance & link state routing protocol - Routing Information Protocol -Open SPF

Protocol - Gateway to Gateway Protocol - Hardware Broadcast - Hardware Multicast IP

Multicast and Address Mapping - IP Multicast to Ethernet Multicast.

Unit V:

Basics, hardware and Software Requirement for wireless network - Types of wireless

network - Wireless technologies - Wireless networking standards -Application of wireless

network.

Reference Books

1. Hardware and networking by Vikas Gupta Publisher: Dreamtech press, 2012

2.Introduction to Networking by Richard McMohan Publisher Tata Mcgraw Hills Ltd.

India, 2014.

Advanced Networking Technologies and Management

Unit I:

Introduction to Computer Networks - Fundamentals of Network Communication - Network

terms - network models - Network Servers.

Unit II:

Network Hardware Essentials - Network repeaters and hubs - Network Switches - Wireless

Access points - Network Interface Cards - Routers.

Unit III:

Network Topologies and Technologies - Network Topologies – Bus - Star- Ring - Point -to-

point - Ethernet networks and Standards – WIFI - Token Ring Networks - Wireless Access

Point - Advanced features of NIC.

Unit IV:

Network Operating System Fundamentals - Operating system fundamentals- Network

Operating System-Role of Client and Server Operating System - Centralized User Account

and computer management - Server and Network Fault Tolerance - Operating System

Virtualization - Installing an OS.

Unit V:

Server Management and Administration - Managing User and Group Accounts - Storage and

file System Management, Working with Shared files and Printers, Monitoring system

Reliability and performance, Backup and Fault tolerance.

Reference Books:

1. Gregory Tomsho, “Guide to Networking Essentials 6e”, Cengage Learning, 2010.

2. Michael Parmer, “ Hands On Networking Essentials”, Cengage Learning, 2013.

3. Paul Browning, CISCO CCNA simplified, Cisco Press, 2011.

LIFE SKILL

(Common to All Courses)

UNIT- I ATTITUDE : Positive thinking – Goal setting – Problem Solving and

Decision making – Leadership and Team Work.

UNIT- II COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Oral communication: Concept of English

language – Fluency – Verbal communication in official and public situations.

UNIT-III COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Written Communication: Comprehension –

Writing a formal letter like application for Job, enquiry, reply, complaint and such

others – preparation of Resume, Curriculum Vitae.

UNIT- IV COMPUTING SKILLS – 1: Introduction to Computers, its various

components and their respective functions – Memory storage devices – Microsoft

(MS) Office – MS Word.

UNIT - V COMPUTING SKILLS – 2 Internet Basics – Origin of Internet – MODEM –

ISP – Upload – Download – e-mail – Origin of worldwide web (www) Browsers –

Search engines.

Reference books:

Life skill, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University Publications Division (2011)

Practical 1: Computer Hardware

List of Experiments

1. Connecting & disconnecting computer peripherals and components & driver installation

2. Hard disk partitioning and formatting

3. OS installation like Windows , Linux

4. OS installation like FAT, NTFS

5. Internal component assembling and dissembling

6. Basic trouble shoots using beep Sound

7. Dual OS installation

8. Assigning and identifying valid IP Addresses.

9. Configure network computers using switch

10. Installation of Network Interface Card (NIC).

Practical 2: System & Troubleshooting

List of Experiments

1. Switch Board Wiring and Testing

2. Soldering and De-Soldering Practice

3. Component Testing and Symbols

4. Voltage Measurement of Different Circuits

5. Testing and Measurement of SMPS

6. Half wave, Full wave & Bridge rectifiers

7. Assembling of a Computer

9. Installation of different Operating Systems

10. Installation of different device drivers

11. Installation of different Application Software

12. Biometric Security Device Installation and Configuration

13. To Run All Dos Command (Internal and External Dos Command)

14. Assembling and Dissembling Of a Computer System

15. Troubleshooting and Repair Operating System: Windows XP, Windows 7

16. Installation and Troubleshooting of Printer (Dot-Matrix and Laser Printer)

17. Installation and Troubleshooting of Scanner (Photo & Bar Code Scanner)

18. To Repair and Troubleshooting of SMPS, Monitor, Printer and Motherboard